SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet inlaid horse but that 's gone too

but that 's gone too

The platter

but also for the slouchy red sock

mounted on the reverse

this one is completely after my heart - the work of a schoolchild learning to embroider

SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet inlaid horse but that 's gone tooRichter & Co, Germany, is famous for its many late 19th early 20th century sets of stone blocks, including very large sets made for constructing elaborate structures. This tangram "Anchor Puzzle" is the simplest among them, and my favorite in no small part for the booklet accompanying it, showing 176 different designs to be made with the blocks, and which I find just gorgeous. (I think they pages are lithographed, but they look almost like woodblock